On October 3, history records 41 notable events, 200 famous births and 96 deaths, spanning the years 382 to 1849.
Events on this day include: Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans in exchange for military service. (382); Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, is the first nobleman to be executed by hanging, drawing and quartering. (1283).
Notable people born on October 3 include Eleanor de Clare (1292), Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390), Saint Casimir (1458).
Notable figures who died on this day include Ermengarde of Hesbaye (818), Muhammad ibn Zayd (900), Gérard of Brogne (959).
Events on 3 October 41
See all →Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans in exchange for military service.
Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, is the first nobleman to be executed by hanging, drawing and quartering.
The Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.
The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-39.
George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the US
American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.
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Birthdays on 3 October 200
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Deaths on 3 October 96
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